Clothing Calculator #2

Here is another clothing calculator post, I posted the first one last week (click here to see the first post) and it went down really well. If you haven't seen the first one, then this series of posts is just going to be  outfits I have put together from the new clothing/accessories online - from a range of UK online stores. It lets me be a bit creative and it shows you some of the new items online and how I would put them together. This post should have been up yesterday but I have been super busy with my dissertation - it is due in tomorrow!

All images from Topshop, Newlook and Zara

1. Zara Star Print Blouse: LOVE THIS BLOUSE! I am not usually a blouse kind of girl (I only have one in my closet/wardrobe). But this blouse is just gorgeous, I love the star print and I love the sleeves - I am going to buy this online in the next few days (everyone needs a treat now and then...that's my excuse!). £25.99.

2. Topshop Milo Round Sunglasses, Black: I saw these a few days ago online and I instantly fell in love. I am going to go to Primark at the weekend to see if they have some like this but if not I will get these. £12. 

3. Newlook Petite High Waisted Skinny Jeans: Newlook have started making petite clothing (finally) and some of the stuff looks great! I haven't bought anything from the range yet (well done Heather) but I will have to look at the clothing in store. I love the look of these high waisted skinny jeans, I think I own one pair of high waisted jeans - I think I need another pair. £22.99.

4. Topshop Alliance Harness Boots: now, I can't buy these as the smallest size they make is a UK 3 and I am quite tiny so I only have UK size 1/2 feet (gasp, I know). But these boots look so gorgeous and I think they would look great with this outfit. £85.

5. Topshop Edge Paint Satchel: LOVE this colbolt blue shade, I need more of it in my life and this bag is gorge! I love bags, satchels in particular, and it is perfect for spring/summer. Although it looks a bit too small for all of my stuff. £28.

6. Topshop Nail Polish 'Aurora': Gorgeous shade, it looks like polishes bought out by Chanel and OPI - you know the ones I'm talking about. Love the shade but I haven't had a good experience with topshop polishes. £6.


Most of this is from Topshop...not planned - hope you like this post! x

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Week in photographs #18

My week has been a little bit more exciting than just uni work and shopping (I'm kidding, there is nothing more exciting than shopping). This week has consisted of: winning competitions, receiving prizes, yummy yummy junk food, lots and lots of coffee, uni work, reading, fall out boy obsession and booking tickets and spending money...

Firstly, uni, I have been working my bum off with my uni work as my dissertation is due in about 4 days time! Nervous and excited at the same time, I don't want uni to end but I will be glad when my dissertation is finally submitted. Graduation soon now! Because of the massive uni work load I have been loading up on the lattes, Krispy kreme doughnuts and Reese's peanut butter cups - so healthy I know but comfort food was needed!

Also this week I have been a bit naughty and I made a slightly large order from H&M - in which I have bought three jackets (and socks, and a top) - everything was in the sale and it was just too tempting but I think I have gone a bit overboard with buying three jackets at once! Haul coming in the next couple of weeks. I have been watching a lot of Primark hauls too, I really want to go now, love the look of their spring/summer clothes and accessories.

Also I have been obsessed with two songs from Fall Out Boys album 'save rock and roll' - I love the song 'the phoenix' and 'young volcanoes' - I have been listening to them non stop! Now onto the exciting news, we booked tickets to go and see the musical Wicked yesterday - excited but it is playing in the Manchester Palace Theatre in October (long wait) but most of the tickets were already sold out! We also signed up to do the Race For Life - a sponsored run/jog/walk to raise money for cancer charities - I will not be running (I don't do running) so I will probably be walking and jogging in my pink top and sweatbands! But the run is two days before my graduation - I hope I will be able to get to the stage!

Oh and my blog is nearly at its 1 year anniversary or birthday whatever you want to call it! On the 9th May my blog will be 1 year old! Very exciting and I will be holding a giveaway for that so stay tuned (possible hint to the some of the prizes in the photographs above)!

I hope you all had a great week x

Don't forget to follow via Bloglovin' as GFC may be going soon!

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Makeup Collection: It's all about lips!

Here is the fourth part of my makeup collection (there are two or three more parts to go, don't worry we will get there in the end)! This part features everything to do with lips!

Firstly, Gloss and Liner: I have quite a few lip liners/lip pencils and a few lip glosses too. Now I am a lipstick kind of girl, I don't wear gloss that often (most of these glosses were free or part of gift sets) but I do like them from time to time. For example, if my lips are really dry and I want to wear a lip colour, I find that even the most hydrating lipsticks and lip liner are far too drying so I like to wear glosses. My favourite lip gloss is definitely the Laura Mericer Lip Glace in the shade 'sweetheart' - I received this as part of a sale gift set for only £12 and I adore it (link to haul here)! I don't like all of them, for example, I hate the Collection soft matte lip creme things - I only have one and I really hate it! On to liners, I love the Kiko lip liners (the ones with the lip brush on one end)! I also keep lip stains in this draw too and I love the Revlon just bitten balm stains and the loreal glam shine splash thing, in the shade 'lolita' - seriously, what is the actual name for this product?!

Lipstick #1: These are my cheap/high street/drug store lipsticks that I use most of the time. I have lipsticks from: Yves rocher, Rimmel, Revlon, Duwop, Avon, Body Shop, ELF and so on. My favourite long lasting cheap lipstick is probably the Avon Extra Lasting Lipsticks (I have three - reviews of them can be found here, here and here)! I also love the Rimmel Colour Show Off Lipsticks! 

Lipsticks #2: Now these are my more expensive or limited edition lipsticks. I have lipsticks from Loccitane, Shu Uemura, MAC, Estee Lauder, Lipstick Queen, Burberry, Lancome and By Terry. I love the By terry lipstick in the shade 'tough cookie' and my L'Occitane lipstick in the shade 'pivione delicate'. 


My makeup is all stored in my Muji acrylic drawers - I will have a post soon about my makeup storage with a review of the Muji drawers too x

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Empties #4

1. Body Shop Ginger Sparkle Body Polish: I received this body scrub as part of a gift set at Christmas (see my 'what I got for Christmas' post to see the gift set. I love the scent of this product, it smells like gingerbread and cinnamon - it is not heavy though. This product is called a 'body polish' so it is supposed to be a body scrub but for me this product is just a body wash with bits in - it is not exfoliating at all! Overall, mice scent and it lathers really well but it is not exfoliating at all.

2. Vichy Eau Thermale Water Spray: I think this was included in a Birchbox and I have been using it as a facial toner. I would use this as a makeup setting spray but the spray isn't fine enough (as with the Avene water spray). A good toner, it doesn't irritate my skin and it is quite soothing.

3. Avon Soft Musk EDT: This is a oldie but a goodie from Avon, this has been around for a while. The scent is as the name suggests, musky but it is a soft musky scent. It is not overpowering and it is definitely an old fashioned, slightly grandma scent but it is quite nice - I wouldn't buy it again though.

4. Palmolive Naturals Nourishing Delight Bath Milk: I bought this from Superdrug a while ago as it was priced at something silly like 95p for a 500ml bottle. I have been using it for a while and it is a really nice product - it lathers well, it smells nice and it is fairly moisturising and softening.

5. Kiehls Crème De Corps Body Lotion: I received this in my Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar and I have only just got round to using it as I have so many body lotions. This lotion is quite thick but nothing like a body butter. It applies well and it is a yellowy lotion which leaves my skin smooth and moisturised but it does feel a bit heavy on my skin. It absorbs fairly quickly and it does feel nice but I have tried a lot of other cheap products that work just as well (or even better) than this!

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Clothing Calculator #1

Here is a new series on my blog called 'clothing calculator' - let me explain. Once a week I will create a couple of outfits with clothing items that I love and want that are new in stores/online. I think it is a good way of seeing what is new in stores/online and I get to have a change from beauty posts and experiment with styling! I'm not sure about the title of these posts yet but I think clothing calculator is quite good as I will add all of the clothing info such as pricing in the post. 

1. Blue Aztec Collarless Jacket from Newlook: This is part of their new stock - I saw this jacket and immediately fell in love with it! I love the colour, design, cut...everything about it. And even though it is spring in England, it is still chilly so a jacket is always needed. £29.99.

2. Sexy High Waist Skinny Jeans from Next: I have had Next jeans since I was about 14, I really like them. I thought these high waisted dark denim jeans would look great with the dark blues in the jacket making a slightly formal structued jacket more casual. £28. 

3. Essential Camisole Top from Matalan: You can't go wrong with a basic white cammi can you? I always have camis in different colours to layer with other tops or jumpers. And if you have a printed or statement jacket a plain top stops the print from looking too much. £3.

4. Topshop Lipstick in the shade 'The Damned': I saw this shade and I was like 'your mine'! I really want this shade it looks gorgeous although I will have to work my way up to get this as it is quite...bold! I love the combination of a denim palette and a slightly formal look with a bright pop of colour on the lips. £8.

5. Pretty Small Shoes 'Poppy' Heels: I have wanted these heels for a month or so and I will have to get them. I have super tiny feet as I am only 4ft 9 and these shoes are made for women with small feet - and they look gorge! £65.


Hope you like this new type of post! If you have any blog posts you would like to see, just leave a comment below! x

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Week in photographs #17

1. vegetarian pasta. 2. Chocolate Cheese cake. 3. Lucky Streak. 4. Sun. 5. Magazine freebie nail polish. 6. Uni work. 7. Primark nail wraps. 8. Marc Jacobs Coke. 

My week has consisted of: cooking, winning lots of competitions, sun, uni work and occasional window shopping. 

Firstly, uni, my dissertation is due in on the 1st May (nervous) so I have lots of work to do! 6000 words done, 2000 words to go! I received a booking form for graduation tickets a couple of days ago which made me even more nervous than I already am about graduation - Prof Brian Cox and Sir Patrick Stewart might be there...

Now, cooking, I have been cooking lots of vegetarian pasta and noodles this week (drools) - the pics about show my homemade pesto and samphire pasta. Myself and my sister also made a chocolate cheesecake yesterday - recipe coming soon as I was asked quite a few months ago to post a chocolate cheese cake recipe...oops

I have also been on a really lucky streak for the past couple of weeks. First, two of the horses I picked came 2nd and 3rd in the grand national, then myself and my sister won a £50 free bet from William Hill, then I won three separate hair sets from John Frieda (facebook comp), then I won two online magazine subscriptions and I won a blog competition for an organic face cream...I hope my lucky streak lasts long enough for my uni results!

And look out for a giveaway soon! 

I hope everyone had a great week x

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